as in center stage
the center of public attention
despite being of epic proportions, the famine overseas rarely received top billing in the American press
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Recent Examples of top billing
As one of the genre’s premier artists since the late ’80s — first as a member of the groundbreaking hip-hop group DC Talk and later as a solo act — TobyMac deserves the top billing on the marquee.
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Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Counterpoint, though: Big Little Lies is far too much of an ensemble piece — Kidman shares the tableau with Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, and (to some extent) Laura Dern and Zoë Kravitz, who all have their separate problems — to warrant top billing.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
But, the top billing goes to the Georgia-Texas matchup.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
Elba, a Golden Globe winner and chairman of the IE7 and The Akuna Group, is joined on the top billing by former Netflix exec and co-founder of Juno Studios, Fiona Lamptey, and Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer, Ghana’s Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
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Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Counterpoint, though: Big Little Lies is far too much of an ensemble piece — Kidman shares the tableau with Reese Witherspoon, Shailene Woodley, and (to some extent) Laura Dern and Zoë Kravitz, who all have their separate problems — to warrant top billing.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
But, the top billing goes to the Georgia-Texas matchup.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
Elba, a Golden Globe winner and chairman of the IE7 and The Akuna Group, is joined on the top billing by former Netflix exec and co-founder of Juno Studios, Fiona Lamptey, and Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer, Ghana’s Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top billing
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The emotion holds center stage, backed by adamant violins and horns and sneaky melodies that vault up an octave to hit surprising notes.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Their pictures were also center stage, beneath an American flag and surrounded by flowers.Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
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Eager to seize both a potential policy opportunity and bask in a rare celebrity-adjacent spotlight, lawmakers in both parties have already begun offering up bills slashing various government agencies and directly addressing Mr. Musk on his social media platform.Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Flexible funding from supporters will help UNICEF continue to meet the needs of children and families in Burkina Faso and other countries whose crises remain out of the media spotlight, and advance equity in humanitarian action.Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Trump’s recent threat to impose a 25% tariff on all imports from Canada got the immediate attention of Ottawa.Matt Egan, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Dressed in tuxedos, the duo confidently struts through the venue, catching the attention of the legendary figures Sinatra and Davis.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Top billing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20billing. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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